by Jennifer Leslie, WXIA-TV, Atlanta

Last year, he decided he'd had enough of those "crusties" that form on the top of milk jugs and turned to his alma mater, Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, Ga., for help.

"When I was pouring, (the crusties) got in the cereal, and I was really grossed out," Tornroos said. "I didn't eat it at that point."

Students in a new rapid design and engineering class at the school worked in teams to design a device to prevent milk crusties.

"The first design, that one didn't work," said Assistant Professor Randy Emert in the Department of Mechanical EngineeringTechnology. "We tried it, again. That didn't work. Tried it, again, until we got one that finally worked."

Tornroos calls the final version the Milk Capper.

"It keeps the milk from getting stuck anywhere. It flows better, and it pours better," Tornroos said. "There's no milk remaining on the cap or on the side. It's all back inside. So you pour it into your cereal, put it into the refrigerator, cap it and you're good to go for next time."

With that problem solved, Tornroos faces his next challenge: He needs money to make and market the Milk Capper.

He posted a video on www.IndieGoGo.com, hoping the crowd-funding site can help him raise the $5,000 he needs to move forward.

"That would be fantastic if it was a million-dollar idea. We'll see," Tornroos said. "That would be excellent, but at least I can get rid of milk crusties for hundreds of thousands of people."

If Tornroos raises enough money through IndieGoGo, he can start production in March. If not, donors or investors will be reimbursed.